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FIFA 12 for PlayStation 3
FIFA 12 for PlayStation 3 contains more than five hundred licensed clubs from thirty leagues and uses the squads from the 2011-2012 season. You build attacks with short passes, through balls and crosses, shield the ball and use the right stick for skill moves. Team Management lets you adjust formations, run directions and attacking or defensive choices. A single match starts quickly, while the settings also let you fine-tune passing, shooting and difficulty.
On PlayStation 3 you can play alone or locally with several participants, each with a separate controller. The original online services are not promised as currently available. Career, tournaments and local matches on the disc remain usable without a network. Clubs and players remain tied to the 2011-2012 season.
Lounge stores results for up to eight local profiles, turning a series of matches into a competition between them. extra controllers allow several participants to play at once; each participant needs a separate DualShock 3-controller and larger groups require two extra controllers. The PlayStation 3 release does not need a network adaptor and all described game types are on the disc. Online features and systems from newer-console versions are therefore not attributed to this edition.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 3 games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
FIFA 12 for PlayStation 3 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of FIFA 12
Electronic Arts released FIFA 12 in September 2011. The PlayStation 3 version arrived late in the console's life and was sold separately alongside technically different versions for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Wii and handhelds. According to the release data, the European PlayStation 3 disc supports English, Dutch, French and Italian in menus and play. The players and clubs remain tied to the original season.
On PlayStation 3, FIFA 12 built on FIFA 11's structure. The combined career, goalkeeper control and Lounge remained, while the collection of licensed clubs, leagues and tournaments was updated. Career's fifteen seasons give room to grow from an individual professional into a leadership role. Players who only want matches can use Season without managing transfers, training and finances themselves.
The FIFA 12 name was also used for releases with newer collision, dribbling and defending systems. The PlayStation 3 version is a separate late-generation implementation, however, and should not automatically be described with every feature of those systems. On the older console, its strengths mainly lie in the broad licensed selection, local group competition and long career. FIFA 13 did not appear on PlayStation 3, making this the system's final FIFA season.
Similar games for PlayStation 3
FIFA 11 introduces the combined Career with player, player-coach and manager on PlayStation 3, plus Be A Keeper and Lounge. FIFA 12 retains that structure, updates the teams to 2011-2012 and offers a fifteen-season career and a large tournament selection. The changes are evolutionary; both share the same late PlayStation 3 foundation.
FIFA 10 uses Be A Pro: Club and Country and a separate Manager structure. FIFA 12 unites roles within one long Career and also lets you play exclusively as the goalkeeper. The match structure remains familiar, but squads, competitions and career layout are two football seasons apart.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 on PlayStation 3 offers Master League, Become a Legend and its own club and national-team licences. FIFA 12 has a wider collection of officially named clubs and connects player, player-coach and manager within Career. PES feels different in passing and ball pace; FIFA places more emphasis on recognisable competitions and the Lounge group standings.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 follows one footballer in Become a Legend and uses Master League for team building. FIFA 12 lets you grow between individual and leadership roles within the same career. Konami and EA use different licences, animations and tactical systems, so the choice is determined not only by the year but also by the desired feel of the ball.
FIFA Street 2 revolves around small teams, tricks and Gamebreakers on compact street pitches. FIFA 12 uses full teams, official competitions and a career of up to fifteen seasons. Both let local participants play against each other, but Street chooses short arcade matches while FIFA 12 is built around stadium football, formations and club development.
